Top Selling Toys for 1974

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I love little things like this article about the hottest selling toys of 1974. As you can see Evel Knievel is getting killed by play-doh and Barbie! #8 is still my favourite, oh Crazy Foam, how I miss thee....

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[monkey tennis]

Silly Putty...cool
No love for the Mego

[livnxxxl]

No child should have ever been without Playdoh atleast once in their childhood. This is why I believe they were at the top of the list. When you really think about it who do you know that did not have Playdoh as a child? I still think that Evil Kneivel should have ruled the list. I believe age was an important factor in sales though. I would like to have seen the sales by age category. Younger kids would be more apt to play with Playdoh as a first toy rather than an Evil Kneivel. The name Evil also probably played a pretty good role in the decision making process.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

Ah, the days of red, white, yellow, and turquoise as the only options for playdoh colors.

[batmanmc]

play doh was great but megos ruled then and still do today mike

[Marvelmania]

I can see the Nerf football being on that list. I think I got my first one the Christmas of 74. Crazy foam never gets the love it should but when it shows up on Ebay it always goes high. Still looking for a Hulk can of it.

[Sideshow Spock]

There have been few constants in my life since 1974, but always having a Nerf football around is one of them..

If you played with them enough, the "skin" would eventually flake and peel off, leaving you with just a foam ball.. which was still usable..

[HardyGirl]

I remember I became very disenchanted at age 5 w/ Play-Doh. I got a 3 color multi pack, and I tried to make some of the things I saw on the box. What I didn't know is that once you put one color on top of another, it doesn't come apart again. I ended up w/ a multi-colored MESS! That was my first taste of false adverstising.

[livnxxxl]

megos ruled then and still do today

As far as my thoughts are concerned I could not agree more.

[toys2cool]

man no Mego or Gi joes? that sucks

[z3zep]

Puff Basketball was quite the rage in my house!!!